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Dear phinds, yeah, I know... I guess as I said in an earlier post, I am being naïve and expect things to be as easy to understand as what I perceive or see. BTW, talking about sight, if light is anisotropic, how can we make anything of what we are looking at on an everyday basis ? I am here...

Ok, What if numerous 'dry' measurements were made by starting and stopping the clocks via the mechanical way, giving the average difference between clocks 1 and 2. Couldn't we then substract this difference from the test setup readings and get proper owsol speed ? Would this be close enough...

Ok, maybe not yet... Nugatory, what do you mean by "in both directions", the flat surface is moving towards both clocks in only one direction. Thank you

All I can say here is, please close this thread... OWSOL

I have moved away from the mirror in post 22, replacing it by a mechanical means of stopping both clocks 'supposedly simultaneously'. Now if the rotating shaft is not suited, then we could substitute for a linear motion, having the same step motor pushing a flat surface holding the two blades...

Hello and sorry everyone, I said my last post was the last but I must ask : why does my proposal require clock synchronization ? Thank you

Ok, then, this will be my last post in this thread... Again, not wanting any fancy setup, I just thought that what I presented was really simple and could work as a way to derive the owsol, in any frame where the setup is used. I will re-read your replies and look at what you suggested to...

Thank you both for your comments, Sorry, don't know yet how to insert quotes, to Ibix, I say that the experiment doesn't need any clock synchronization, only accurate ones, and to DaveE, I say good to know that 10 meters is sufficient. If we eliminate the isotropy/anisotropy from this setup...

Hello Ibix, Thank you again for your reply... frankly, I am being naïve about this, as I do not assume anything firsthand, however I do believe that light travels at the same speed in all direction, isotropic, right ? So indeed, providing we have the most accurate clocks, perfect mirror etc...

Hello all, The idea of a one way measurement of the speed of light uses the previous diagram to which we add a light source that is on the same plane as the two clocks. Both clocks are initialized and on standby, the source emits a pulse towards the clocks, after some time reaching and...

Hello hutchphd,Thank you for the reply, do you agree that the two clocks would be stopped simultaneously ?... This is the second part of the experiment, and as I mentioned, it is essential as it makes the first part and the whole thing work. regards

Hello again Drakkith,Coming back to this idea of mine and to answer your question, What are you measuring?, I can say that I am not measuring anything yet, just gathering some info to validate a one-way speed of light measurement setup. This is a thought experiment, so it is all theoretical...

Hello all, The reason I started this thread is to gain knowledge on a way to have two perfectly aligned, horizontally spaced clocks, simultaneously stopped. So, I thought of the light emitted from a source, placed at the focus point of a parabolic mirror reflecting towards two clocks that are...

Hello Drakkith, Thank you for the reply. So, if a source, situated exactly at a parabolic mirror's focal point, emits a light pulse that reflects towards a perfectly flat surface which is parallel to the mirror, can we make the assumption that the reflected rays hit the surface simultaneously ?

Hello, Is there a mirror that will reflect light in parallel trajectories ? If yes, is the reflected light in sync, and will all beams hit a flat surface simultaneously ? Thank you